pedazo

/peˈdaθo/, [peˈð̞a.θo]

piece


Noun pedazo m (plural pedazos)

  1. piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite (a part of a larger whole)
  2. patch (e.g. of sky, cloth, skin, space)
  3. scrap (e.g. of paper, information)
  4. lump (e.g. of metal, rock, clay, wood)
  5. slab (e.g. of meat, of cheese)
  6. shard (e.g. of glass, ice)

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Examples
  • Un pedazo de papel se atascó en la impresora y cuando traté de sacarlo, se rompió.

    A piece of paper got stuck in the printer and, when I tried to remove it, it ripped.

  • Tom se cortó el dedo con un pedazo de vidrio.

    Tom cut his finger on a piece of glass.

  • Ningún hombre es una isla, completo en sí mismo; cada hombre es un pedazo del continente.

    No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

  • Dame un pedazo de papel para escribir, por favor.

    Please give me a piece of paper to write on.

  • ¿Querés otro pedazo de budín?

    Would you like another piece of pie?

  • Una chica me dio una naranja a cambio de un pedazo de torta.

    A girl gave me an orange in exchange for a piece of cake.

  • Vi un perro. El perro tenía un pedazo de carne en la boca.

    I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.

  • Dame un pedazo de papel.

    Give me a piece of paper.

  • ¿Te importaría escribirlo en este pedazo de papel?

    Would you mind writing it down on this piece of paper?

  • Me corté con un pedazo de vidrio.

    I cut myself on a piece of glass.

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